Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-23
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TIE Wa Between the Press aud the
Railways.
HUDSON. Wis April Il arrived here last
week Just it'll. ahead of tho biting blasts Of
the } e. t. Bv the G h | mean to imply
the interstate commission bill
l noticed while al route that the new law
had stimulated travel to a wonderful degree
On NV way from the south where l was
during the winter noticed that the sluggish
arteries oi trade had already begun To palpi-
tate, and crowds nt people filled The cars on
every train
| said 10 myself, congress has nj last solved
this great question Of financial Stringency
and broken the great dam that held capital
captive On the Piedmont Air line People
crushed each other together lii II mad attempt
10 travel On the Richmond and Danville
and F. +, y and G.. as well ~ the l.. AMI N,
humauit, crowded tav coaches and SeppeIs
tIIl the walls cracked. Al Cincinnati | could
not get Il sleeping car at all, ami | had To
telegraph twenty -four hours ahead e. get one
from Chicago. Every where a. Tar the eve
could reach, there seemed to he Wild and
restless desire to get somewhere else. Several
companies have to put on extra coaches TO
carry the eager tourists
arrived here Just in time to witness the
last moments Of "A northwestern pass as its
spirit took its flight Had | postponed my
journey for Il single day would have been
too late
II was still young Life was before it.
Barely quarter OF the span nf is life had
been PASSED when it curleDi up and expired
Ii wa, cute little thing, with an olive coui-
pleNion and large, mournful. upper case eyes.
\ few weeks ago | naticed that it did not
look well II did not complain OF illness or
pain. but thought detected II nditon on
its back, and 50 hurried home in order to be
here IN case 1t should expire A> soon as the
conductor looked at ii aud felt it, pulse he
said that he could do nothing for 1t. The inter
state commerce law is one of thoS. things that
will have To- IT, irie,i before We can pass upon
it, PRESUME, though .oInc claim that it IL
going TO he very difficult to pas upou it even
then. The thought occurred To u,e Just after
tbe gate k,~.!"r pushed Ine back yesterday
and told me 10 90 and get sy ticket.
then first realized what il was to he r1lisl~
ground under the heel of cold corporation
that is levu Old OF heart. devoid OF -ou. devoid
OF noble thoughts, devoid Of refined instincts,
devoid al kind impulses devoid OF milk of
human kindness. sievoid of bowels Of c"mpaS-
sion.
From force Of habit walked upto the gate
with JOYOUS nod and the old password, only
TO ie c"ldIy repulsed by the hired bouncer OF
this heart!sss, soulle~s, impu-eless, milkless
and bowell-ss corporation
Bnt the railroads will ge; the worst of il,
for | know that travel on some oi the lines
has fallen "ff since April /. | can see it
already. have fallen ID myself since the Ist
OF the month and others will io the same.
That is not all. : friend Of mine tho runs
a paper. ard whdSe pass GOT the hollow horn
on Friday iSSt, sii y thai hIS columns are now
open 10 those who wish to complain of the
management Of fhis road. He states that the
first hot box will he duly chronicled, and that
lie will no longer Close hIs eyes to the wrongs
We have heretofore suffered al the hands Of
this unjust and ruthless vampire that has
leen sapping the very founcsation Of our ill.,
stitutiOns ard smearing its long, dark trail
with the remnants of our best nilch cows,
reluctantly paving t.r them the price set at
the tail uf an unjust aud -uervating trial by
a corrupt, vei.ai and drivelinG iury.
He saws THAI the time has come for the
ores u arise and assert iisrIi," and when the
rain runs of the TRACK and kills q lot of
people who have led exemplary lives, his pa
per will hereafter tell why and how it was
done. Heretofore he has not hal sufficient
help i'll the of,ice, lie claims. and he fire.
Quentlv ran short of type but now he is 90
ing to give all the particulars of the first
smash up that occurs on the road il the paper
falls INTO the relentless NAV Of sherifrs sale
on the following week.-New York World.